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By Andrew Loh
Author Catherine Lim, even after 20 years, is still able to ruffle a few feathers up there in the tower.
The responses from the Singapore consul general in Hong Kong and Member of Parliament, Janil Puthucheary, to author Ms Lim’s latest analysis of the level of trust between the Singapore government and the people is a demonstration of the proverbial head in the sand syndrome.
Both the consul general, Jacky Foo, and Dr Puthucheary, the MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, deny Ms Lim’s contention – namely that the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government is facing an “unprecedented crisis of trust” from its citizens.
The government initially ignored Ms Lim’s opinion which she published on her website as an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
She said that it was because of Mr Lee’s “inability or unwillingness to listen to the people” which had brought about such a crisis.
The consul general only responded after the Hong Kong-based newspaper, the South China Morning Post, reported Ms Lim’s open letter.
The responses from Mr Foo and Dr Puthucheary followed shortly after, and they are instructive for two things:
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/06/loss-of-public-trust-why-the-denial/
Author Catherine Lim, even after 20 years, is still able to ruffle a few feathers up there in the tower.
The responses from the Singapore consul general in Hong Kong and Member of Parliament, Janil Puthucheary, to author Ms Lim’s latest analysis of the level of trust between the Singapore government and the people is a demonstration of the proverbial head in the sand syndrome.
Both the consul general, Jacky Foo, and Dr Puthucheary, the MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, deny Ms Lim’s contention – namely that the People’s Action Party (PAP) Government is facing an “unprecedented crisis of trust” from its citizens.
The government initially ignored Ms Lim’s opinion which she published on her website as an open letter to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
She said that it was because of Mr Lee’s “inability or unwillingness to listen to the people” which had brought about such a crisis.
The consul general only responded after the Hong Kong-based newspaper, the South China Morning Post, reported Ms Lim’s open letter.
The responses from Mr Foo and Dr Puthucheary followed shortly after, and they are instructive for two things:
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2014/06/loss-of-public-trust-why-the-denial/
